of Maryland

About Schedules

The weekly schedule is issued anew each Thursday and includes the dates, times,
locations, and topics for meetings being held by committees of the General Assembly
and other state government groups. Addenda to the weekly schedule are published
as necessary.

Meetings are generally held in late morning or early afternoon.

During the legislative session standing committee meetings include:

Public hearings on all assigned legislation. Withdrawn legislation does not always receive a hearing.

Briefings on subject matters as determined by the chair from agencies and selected organizations.

Receiving testimony from sponsors and other parties supporting or opposing legislation

Hearing agency representatives discuss the budgets of specific units of State government
(Budget Committees only)

Receiving proposed amendments

Voting to approve or reject legislation

Between sessions, scheduled meetings continue the work of General Assembly committees
and its task forces, commissions, and special issue workgroups.

Certain committees
webcast their meetings live and recordings can be listened to or viewed on demand
after the meeting has concluded. Prior schedules and addenda are available online
and in printed format.

Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign-up using the electronic witness
register 30 minutes prior to the start time on the day of the bill hearings.
Electronic sign-up will be open at NOON on the day prior to the scheduled bill
hearings. If you have written testimony, please submit 30 copies to the committee
staff for distribution by 11:00 a.m. the day of the bill hearing. The order
that bills are listed on the schedule generally is not the order in which they
will be heard. Anyone wishing to testify at budget hearings should contact the
appropriate committee staff for information. Limited public testimony may be
accepted.

Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign the witness register by 12:00
Noon. If you have written testimony, please submit 25 copies to the committee
staff by 12:00 Noon for distribution prior to the hearing. The order that
bills are listed on the schedule is not necessarily the order in which they
will be heard.
THE COMMITTEE WILL RECEIVE TESTIMONY ON HOUSE BILLS FROM THE SPONSOR, GOVERNMENT
AGENCY, AND LIMITED PROPONENTS AND OPPONENTS WHEN APPROPRIATE. BILLS WILL BE
ADDED TO THE HEARING SCHEDULE AS THEY ARE RECEIVED BY THE COMMITTEE; HOWEVER,
THE COMMITTEE WILL NOT HOLD HEARINGS ON CROSSFILED BILLS.

Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign the witness register by
12:30 p.m. If you have written testimony, please submit 25 copies to the
committee staff by 12:00 noon for distribution prior to the hearing. The order
that bills are listed on the schedule is not necessarily the order in which
they will be heard.
PLEASE NOTE: For House Bills, the committee will recieve testimony from
the sponsor, the sponsor's designee, or the department. For House bills that
are not cross-filed with a Senate bill, at the descretion of the Chairman,
the committee will also receive limited testimony from proponents and opponents.
Witness sheets will be available for anyone who wants to record a position.

Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign the witness register before
12:30 p.m. If you have written testimony, please submit 20 copies to the staff
for distribution by 12:00 p.m. The order that bills are listed on the schedule
is not necessarily the order in which they will be heard. Materials submitted
for the Committee's consideration should not include plastic covers, binders
or other materials that cannot be easily re-used or recycled.
PLEASE NOTE: THE COMMITTEE WILL RECEIVE TESTIMONY ON HOUSE BILLS FROM THE SPONSOR,
THE SPONSOR'S DESIGNEE OR THE DEPARTMENT, AND LIMITED PROPONENTS AND OPPONENTS
WHEN APPROPRIATE. WRITTEN TESTIMONY IS WELCOME. WITNESS SIGN UP WILL BE AVAILABLE
FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO RECORD A POSITION.

1) For bill hearings, anyone wishing to testify on a bill must sign the witness
register by 12:50 P.M. on the day of the bill hearing. If you have written
testimony, please submit 40 copies to the committee staff for distribution by
11:00 A.M. the day of the bill hearing. The order that the bills are listed on
the schedule is not necessarily the order in which they will be heard.
2) For budget hearings, please submit 40 copies for full committee and 20 copies
for subcommittee hearings. Budget testimony should be submitted no later than
2 hours prior to hearing. Late testimony will be distributed after the hearing.

Generally, hearings start at 1:00 p.m. Anyone wishing to testify on any bill
must sign up using one of the electronic sign up tablets. Sign up will start at
4:00 p.m. the day before the bill hearing and end no later than 12:30 p.m.
on the day of the hearing. Oral testimony will be limited to 3 minutes. If you
have written testimony, please submit 35 copies to the committee staff by noon
prior to the hearing. Written testimony must have a visible bill number. Multiple
copies of written testimony must be collated and stapled. Late testimony will be
distributed after the bill hearing. Please notify the committee staff by 9:30
a.m. if you plan to use the committee display equipment. For different start
times, please adjust accordingly.
Note: Bills are not necessarily heard in the order that they appear on the
hearing schedule.

Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign the witness register before the
hearing begins. Witness sign up closes at 12:45 p.m. If you have written
testimony, please submit 35 copies to the committee staff for distribution by
11:45 p.m. The order that bills are listed on the schedule is not necessarily
the order in which they will be heard.

Public bill hearings begin at 1:00 P.M. Anyone wishing to testify on any bill
must sign up using one of the electronic screens outside of the committee's
hearing room. Sign up will start at 4:00 PM on the day prior to the hearing. Oral
testimony will be limited to 3 minutes. If you have written testimony, please
submit 35 copies to the committee staff by 12:00 noon prior to the hearing.
Written testimony must have a visible bill number. Late testimony will be
distributed the following day.
Note: The Chair will announce the bill order at the start of the hearing.
Bill Crossover Note: Bills coming from Rules or Cross-filed from the Senate will
be SPONSOR ONLY. The committee will accept oral testimony on Senate bills from
Sponsor, a Sponsor's designee, or the Department. Non-sponsors can submit
written testimony to indicate their position for the bill's official record.

Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign the witness register 30 minutes
before the hearing. If you have written testimony, please submit 30 copies to
the committee clerk for distribution at least 60 minutes before the bill
hearings begin. The order that bills are listed on the schedule is not
the order in which they will be heard.

friday february 12, 2016

HB 377, Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund, will be held jointly with
the Health and Government Operations Committee in the Joint Hearing Room,
Department of Legislative Services, Annapolis, Maryland.

monday february 15, 2016

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

friday february 19, 2016

Changes made to schedule through addenda
1:00 P.M.
HB 404, Richard E. Israel & Roger "Pip" Moyer End-of-Life Option Act, will be
held in the Joint Hearing Room, Legislative Services Building, with Health
and Government Operations Committee.
End of schedule changes
NOTE: To Be Announced.

monday february 22, 2016

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

NOTE: Anyone in the hearing room must have proper ID displayed at all times and
all electronic devices must be turned off before entering.
Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign the witness register before the
hearing begins. If you have written testimony, please submit 35 copies to
the committee staff for distribution ONE HOUR prior to the hearing. The
order that bills are listed on the schedule is not necessarily the order in
which they will be heard.

tuesday march 1, 2016

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

wednesday march 2, 2016

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.
NOTE: Hearing update: Monday, February 29, 2016 at 1:00pm
Room 130, Lowe House Office Building
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-841-3916

tuesday february 16, 2016

Changes made to schedule through addenda
Immed. Following Session Room 206
Legislative Services Building
90 State Circle
Annapolis, MD
Subject: Work Session.
A portion of the meeting may be held in closed session to comply
with a statutory requirement that prevents public disclosure of
matters that may be discussed.
End of schedule changes
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Deadra W. Daly or Stacy M. Goodman, Dept.
of Legislative Services
Telephone: 410-946-5200/5350
301-970-5200/5350

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Sheila McDonald, Executive Secretary

wednesday february 24, 2016

10:00 A.M. Governor's Reception Room
Second Floor
State House
State Circle
Annapolis, MD
Subject: General Meeting

wednesday march 9, 2016

10:00 A.M. Governor's Reception Room
Second Floor
State House
State Circle
Annapolis, MD
Subject: General Meeting

wednesday march 23, 2016

10:00 A.M. Governor's Reception Room
Second Floor
State House
State Circle
Annapolis, MD
Subject: General Meeting
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Missy Hodges, Board of Public Works
Telephone: 410-260-7335
877-591-7320

MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION
John A. Hurson, Chair

wednesday february 24, 2016

2:00 P.M. Conference Call
Subject: Discussion of FY 2016 Call for Proposals.
This call is open to the public, but only CHRC Commissioners are
permitted to ask questions during the call.
Dial in number: 866-247-6034
Conference code: 4102607046
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Mark Luckner, Executive Director,
Maryland Community Health Resources Commission
Telephone: 410-260-6290